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*''Died: [[1841]]/6/29''
*''Died: [[1841]]/6/29''
*''Titles: Iki-no-kami''
*''Titles: Iki-no-kami''
*''Other Names'': [[松浦]]清 ''(Matsuura Kiyoshi)'', 松浦英三郎 (''Matsuura Eizaburou'')
*''Other Names'': [[松浦]]清 ''(Matsura Kiyoshi)'', 松浦英三郎 (''Matsura Eizaburou'')
*''Japanese'': 松浦静山 ''(Matsuura Seizan)''
*''Japanese'': 松浦静山 ''(Matsura Seizan)''
Matsura Kiyoshi, perhaps more well-known by his [[art-name]] (''gô'') Matsura Seizan, was the 9th lord of [[Hirado han]] (61,500 ''[[koku]]''<ref>Fukai Masaumi 深井雅海, Tôken to kakutsuke 刀剣と格付け, Tokyo: Yoshikawa kôbunkan (2018), 78.</ref>). He is especially known for his 200-volume ''[[Kasshi yawa]]'', a collection of records of his thoughts and experiences.
Known as Eizaburô as a child, he was born in [[1760]] the son of [[Matsuura Masanobu]]<!--aka Masashi 政-->, who was in turn the third son of the 8th lord of Hirado, [[Matsuura Sanenobu]]. His father Masanobu died in [[1771]], and upon his grandfather's retirement in [[1775]]/2, Eizaburô, known by his adult name Kiyoshi, became lord of Hirado at the age of 16, with 61,700 ''[[koku]]''. His rank and title were Junior Lower Fifth Rank, Iki-no-kami. Facing chronic difficulties in the domain finances, Kiyoshi undertook numerous structural and economic reforms, and is credited with considerable noticeable successes in that realm.
Known as Eizaburô as a child, he was born in [[1760]] the son of [[Matsura Masanobu]]<!--aka Masashi 政-->, who was in turn the third son of the 8th lord of Hirado, [[Matsura Sanenobu]]. His father Masanobu died in [[1771]], and upon his grandfather's retirement in [[1775]]/2, Eizaburô, known by his adult name Kiyoshi, became lord of Hirado at the age of 16, with 61,700 ''[[koku]]''. His rank and title were Junior Lower Fifth Rank, Iki-no-kami. Facing chronic difficulties in the domain finances, Kiyoshi undertook numerous structural and economic reforms, and is credited with considerable noticeable successes in that realm.
A studious person even from a young age, and avid poet, Kiyoshi took on the poetry name Seizan, and promoted study and the arts in his domain. He is said to have been well-versed in the customs of both elite samurai and court society, Chinese and Japanese history, historical anecdotes, ''[[waka]]'', herbalism, natural history, folklore, and ''[[Rangaku]]'', among other fields. He engaged in intellectual and cultural intercourse with many prominent scholars of his time, including [[Kimura Kenkado|Kimura Kenkadô]], [[Minagawa Kien]], [[Sanada Yukitsura]] (lord of [[Matsushiro han]]), and [[Oseki Masunari|Ôseki Masunari]] (lord of [[Kurohane han]]). In [[1779]], he opened a [[han school|''han'' school]] called the Ishinkan, and the following year established libraries known as Gakusaidô in Hirado, and Kan'onsai in Edo. He then also established a the Kenkisai in [[1784]], an office for the compilation of histories; the ''[[Matsuura kaseiden]]'' was compiled there.
A studious person even from a young age, and avid poet, Kiyoshi took on the poetry name Seizan, and promoted study and the arts in his domain. He is said to have been well-versed in the customs of both elite samurai and court society, Chinese and Japanese history, historical anecdotes, ''[[waka]]'', herbalism, natural history, folklore, and ''[[Rangaku]]'', among other fields. He engaged in intellectual and cultural intercourse with many prominent scholars of his time, including [[Kimura Kenkado|Kimura Kenkadô]], [[Minagawa Kien]], [[Sanada Yukitsura]] (lord of [[Matsushiro han]]), and [[Oseki Masunari|Ôseki Masunari]] (lord of [[Kurohane han]]). In [[1779]], he opened a [[han school|''han'' school]] called the Ishinkan, and the following year established libraries known as Gakusaidô in Hirado, and Kan'onsai in Edo. He then also established a the Kenkisai in [[1784]], an office for the compilation of histories; the ''[[Matsura kaseiden]]'' was compiled there.
Seizan was also active in martial arts and military matters. He practiced [[Shingyoto Ryu|Shingyôtô-ryû]] swordsmanship, and strengthened domain military preparedness & maritime defenses.
Seizan was also active in martial arts and military matters. He practiced [[Shingyoto Ryu|Shingyôtô-ryû]] swordsmanship, and strengthened domain military preparedness & maritime defenses.
==References==
==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsuura Seizan]," ''Bijitsu jinmei jiten'', Shibunkaku.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsura Seizan]," ''Bijitsu jinmei jiten'', Shibunkaku.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsuura Seizan]," ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'', Asahi Shimbunsha.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsura Seizan]," ''Asahi Nihon rekishi jinbutsu jiten'', Asahi Shimbunsha.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsuura Seizan]," ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'', Hitachi Solutions, 2013.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsura Seizan]," ''Sekai daihyakka jiten'', Hitachi Solutions, 2013.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsuura Seizan]," ''Britannica kokusai daihyakka jiten'', Britannica Japan, 2014.
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%9D%BE%E6%B5%A6%E9%9D%99%E5%B1%B1-16635 Matsura Seizan]," ''Britannica kokusai daihyakka jiten'', Britannica Japan, 2014.
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